Archive for the 'British Classics' Category
ABC of Relativity by Bertrand Russell
0 Comments Published by admin January 22nd, 2008 in British Classics, The Classics, buy book, non-fictionBertrand_Russell was born Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, OM, FRS, (18 May 1872 – 2 February 1970), was a British philosopher, historian, logician, mathematician, advocate for social reform, pacifist, and prominent rationalist.
A prolific writer, he was also a populariser of philosophy and a commentator on a large variety of topics. Continuing a [...]
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
0 Comments Published by admin January 22nd, 2008 in British Classics, The Classics, buy book A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens,
a time-honoured classic, follows Ebenezer Scrooge’s transformation from a selfish and bitter man to a generous benefactor after he is visited by a series of ghosts.
Scrooge, having gone to sleep, is first visited in his sleep by the Ghost of Christmas Past, a phantom who enkindles in him regret [...]
The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
0 Comments Published by admin December 23rd, 2007 in British Classics, The Classics, buy bookVarious episodes of The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Knee Deep in June by poet James Wickham Riley
Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who first appeared in publication in 1887. He is the creation of Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur [...]
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
0 Comments Published by admin December 2nd, 2007 in British Classics, The ClassicsStrange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is a novella by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, first published in 1886. London lawyer Utterson is driven to investigate Edward Hyde, the unlikely protégé of his friend Dr Henry Jekyll, suspecting the relationship to be founded on blackmail. The truth is worse than he could [...]
Murder At Bridge by Ann Austen
0 Comments Published by admin November 11th, 2007 in British Classics, The ClassicsMurder At Bridge by Ann Austen
Inhabitants of the small town of Hamilton joke that they are afraid of being the dummy when playing Bridge, for fear of being murdered. Meanwhile, Special Investigator Bonnie Dundee demands a re-enactment of the ‘death hand’ to try and find out why, and how, the victim was killed during a [...]


